A lot of noise has been made about the Porsche Panamera and naturally with all this fuss one is inclined to have a gander. Take a look I did. The Panamera has all the Porsche curves , but leaves one not sure, whether it is a sports car, or a luxury one. Hard to tell by just looking at it without the drive. I personally think there was some exaggeration on the aerodynamics and such. Not very good looking to be honest. But then again looks can be very deceiving, because this car is packing all the heat, if you follow. It looks a bit small to be compared to the likes of the LS 460, BMW 750 or the S Class even, but believe me this Porsche is up there too. Another German masterpiece. Hats off to this ingenuity. As I mentioned earlier the exterior of the Panamera does this car no justice at all, rather the inside tells a different story.
The interior of the Panamera looks like a miniature cockpit. Feels like you can take off at any time. Dials are all within reach and strategically placed. Impressed and surprised by how roomy the Panamera is.Enough leg room in the back and you could actually be chauffeured. And the leather interior which is standard blends in quite well with the whole interior. The seats feel like they are designed for you ,the way they feel and hug all your curves. I have to admit this is the first Porsche I have ever driven, with all their history and I did not go wrong to start with this particular model.
Very sturdy on the road, plus the Panamera has a very low Center of Gravity which makes it stable, and can take curves with ease at full pelt too. The sporty suspension is always a bonus and the way they combined the luxury feel and a solid sporty suspension is beyond me. All I can say is that the Panamera sits on the road and goes. I guess with a 400-horsepower 4.8-liter V-8 engine the Panamera can always give you that little bit extra. And if you want to kick it up a notch then there is the twin turbo and that will give you an additional 100 horsepower. All depends on how deep your pockets are. The Porsche Panamera is an all wheel drive with a seven speed, dual clutch transmission. 0 - 60 in 4.8seconds and thats the 4S for you. You can only love this. 24 miles per gallon Highway. Like I mentioned earlier, this cocoon feels like a cockpit and that goes for the safety features too.Standard curtain airbags which seem to be the norm these days, nothing out of the ordinary really.
But this car is not the norm with Posche , then again they pushed the boundaries with the Cayenne and that was a success so why not get in the Grand Turismo. Looking good from where I am standing.
Now for you to be ridding one of these bad boys your pockets have to be at least $80 000.00 deep. Well worth the price. I would charge more because this car awesome.
I think Porsche have the right people doing their bidding for them and should keep it up. I hear there is an even better Panamera coming in 2011.
